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Incense smoke wafts from huge burners in Lhasa, Tibet. The first recorded use of incense was by the Indians in the Indus Valley Civilisation in 3600 BC. Egyptians during the Fifth Dynasty, 2345-2494 BC were the first in the non-Asian world to discover the use of incense, which was used by Hindus for centuries by the time of the 5th Dynasty. [1]
The incense offering (Hebrew: קְטֹרֶת qəṭōreṯ) in Judaism was related to perfumed offerings on the altar of incense in the time of the Tabernacle and the First and Second Temple period, and was an important component of priestly liturgy in the Temple in Jerusalem.
Thurificati: Those who had burnt incense on the altar before the statues of the gods. From Latin thurificare – "burn incense" Libellatici : Those who had drawn up attestation ( libellus ), or had, by bribing the authorities, caused such certificates to be drawn up for them, representing them as having offered sacrifice, without, however ...
Use of incense was abandoned in the Church of England by the turn of the 19th century [10] and was later thought to be illegal. [11] [12] Today, the use of incense in an Anglican church is a fairly reliable guide to churchmanship, that is, how 'high' (more Catholic in liturgical style) or how 'low' (more Protestant) the individual church is. [13]
Incense coils hanging from the ceiling of an East Asian temple. Direct-burning incense, also called "combustible incense", [citation needed] is lit directly by a flame. The glowing ember on the incense will continue to smoulder and burn the rest of the incense without further application of external heat or flame.
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